Three tickets to the Big Dance will be punched on Sunday, highlighting the day’s slate of games. The Atlantic Sun, Big South and Missouri Valley Conferences all hold their tournament championship game. The A-Sun got it right with the top two teams squaring off. Unlike most other conferences, the games are played on campus sites with the Lipscomb Bison hosting the Liberty Flames.
We should make UCF champions of the AAC after the Knights knocked off Cincinnati, giving them wins over the top two teams in the conference in consecutive games. We can’t do that and instead we’ll have a showdown between the Bearcats and Houston Cougars for the conference championship.
Wisconsin can secure a top-four seed and double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament with a win over the reeling Ohio State Buckeyes. Conference player of the year candidate Ethan Happ could be worth the points on the betting line for the Badgers against a team that has lost two in a row by a combined 53 points.
We’ve listed some of the top games below, but you can find college basketball odds and live betting options for every game on the Sunday schedule at BookMaker.eu.
College Basketball Schedule for Sunday, March 10, 2019
No. 12 Houston at No. 20 Cincinnati, 12 p.m. ET (CBS)
Illinois at Penn State, 12 p.m. ET (FS1)
Rutgers at Indiana, 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
Navy at Colgate, 12 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
UConn at East Carolina, 2 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Iowa at Nebraska, 2 p.m. ET (BTN)
Lehigh at Bucknell, 2 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
Delaware vs. William & Mary, 2:30 p.m. ET
Liberty at Lipscomb, 3 p.m. ET ( ESPN)
SMU at South Florida, 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
No. 21 Wisconsin at Ohio State, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Oral Roberts vs. North Dakota State, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday Best Bets
Houston at Cincinnati, 12 p.m. ET (CBS)
The matchup lost some of its luster after both lost to UCF last week. That’s actually good for the AAC, which now has three ranked teams and should get all three into the Dance as long as one of them wins the conference tournament. Houston responded to its UCF loss by taking down SMU and can win the regular season title outright with a victory. The Cougs have a win over Cincy earlier this year, using their stifling defense in a 65-58 decision.
While they won four in a row prior to their UCF loss, the Bearcats hadn’t looked like one of the dominant teams in the league. They won those four games by a combined 14 points and failed to cover the line each time. Cincy is 0-7 ATS in its last seven outings and lost against the line in its first meeting with the Cougs. I’m taking the visitors as one of Sunday’s best bets.
Liberty at Lipscomb, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
It’s only fitting that the two teams tied for the regular season title meet in the conference tournament final. These two were easily the class of the A-Sun, clearing the pack by five games with a 14-2 conference ledger. And of course they split the season series with each winning on the road. Lipscomb won by 20 in late January and the Flames replied with a 74-66 win two weeks later.
Both waltzed through the first two games of the conference tournament, setting up the rubber game. And unlike most league’s now, the top seed hosts, giving Lipscomb the edge. The Bison have one of the most potent offenses in the country averaging nearly 84 points per game and they’ve been a strong home team. Because they get the game in their gym, I’m siding with the Bison to punch their ticket to the Dance.
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Suspending their best player hasn’t helped the Buckeyes on the court. In two games since Kaleb Wesson was benched, OSU lost by 35 and 18 points with their NCAA Tournament hopes taking a massive hit. And not having a defensive presence will certainly hurt when facing Ethan Happ, who could be the Big Ten Player of the Year. If he isn’t THE guy, he’s at least one of them.
Bucky isn’t going to finish among the top three with those spots are already taken. But a fourth-place finish and a double-bye is up for grabs and not having to play those first two days does wonders. Happ should have a field day with little resistance. And if he gets bored he can always work the inside-out game with his deadly three-point shooters, taking down OSU as one of Sunday’s best bets on the college basketball lines.
BookMaker offers play-by-play betting odds for live sporting events every day! The user-friendly wagering interface on your smartphone provides an easy way to place bets on the go.
Mobile betting lines are updated by the minute, so click here to start gambling on thrilling live action at BookMaker Sportsbook!
